The most powerful aspect of being a connected educator is that I have the world at my fingertips and on my own schedule! I can learn about anything I want to learn about at any time, and I can actively see what other teachers around the world are doing to make learning more relevant and engaging for their students. Since I am not currently working under a contract, I am grateful for the ability to stay connected with other educators and keep a pulse on changing trends in public education.

I love the way that being a connected educator allows me to share my thoughts and ideas, as well as exploring the ideas and creations of others. I am grateful that crowd sourcing invites diverse people to create knowledge together in ways that were previously not possible.

For the first five years of my career, I taught middle and high school students history and language arts in Vermont. More recently, I've been teaching workshops related to the maker movement and educational tech.